OVERALL SHETLAND pony champion at the National Stallion Show, held at Stirling Mart, was Lorna Jamieson’s miniature champion, Lexus Daphne.

By Bleachgreen Falcon and out of Black Beauty of Urgarth, the 12-year-old mare has been owned since she was three months old. She has been lightly shown since being miniature champion here in 2005 and 2006 and in 2008 she won the Shetland Pony Stud show scheme in-hand points award.

Reserve overall was the Transy Stud’s standard champion, Charlotte of Transy, a three-year-old filly by Earnbrig Ragnor and out of Centenary of Transy, who is a full sister to the Royal Highland Show champion Ceres of Transy. Last year Charlotte was champion at Ayr and NPS Strathallan and junior champion at the performance show at Malvern.

Miniature reserve was Rashieburn JR from Will and Kathleen Campbell. The six-year-old piebald stallion was purchased from its breeder as a foal and is by Hippominimus JR and out of Hippominimus Rubee. Last year it was first at Elgin and Huntly.

The junior champion was Ken and Anne Scott’s Romany Soloman, a three-year-old colt which was bought privately at Carlisle sales two years ago from Welsh breeder Graham Hughes. The reserve, which stood second to Soloman, was John Lawrie’s chetsnut Milday Tip Top.

Reserve of the standard section was Catherine Marshall’s Struie Dainty, the eight-year-old mare is home-bred by Highfield Delius and out of the prize winning mare Fendale Dazzle. Last year she was champion at Stirling.

John, Brenda Laing and daughter Claire Brough’s Eynhallow Cava was junior reserve champion, the yearling is by Yarpha Chancer and was first at Braco on its only outing in 2009.

Heading the Highland ponies was Ailsa Doherty’s Alisa of Mendick, shown by mother Gileon as Ailsa was recovering from a broken arm. The seven-year-old mare was bought in November having been on loan to the family for two years. She is by the big winner both in-hand and under saddle Moss-side Iain Mor and out of Moss-side Eilean Dubh. She was unshown last year due to having a foal but in 2008 was first at the breed show.

“The champion was very active and free moving pony, and not too fat,” said judge Gillian McMurray.

Reserve was Sandie and Robert Kydd’s Burnside Vorlich, a three-year-old gelding by the same sire as the champion, Moss-side Iain Mor and out of Burnside Quintessa.

Vorlich was purchased as a yearling from breeders Alastair and Ann Ballantyne and last year was reserve at Tayside Foal Show and first at the Black Isle, Perth, Fife and NEHPS.

Champion of the moutain and moorland section was Talgoed Sandpiper, owned by Leanne Dryburgh and Alex Drysdale. The two-year-old palomino colt was purchased privately from Welsh breeder Brian Davies. It was second in its class here last year and also first at the Scottish WPCA show.

Reserve was Lynnann Cameron and Alison Walker’s dainty Welsh section A fily Kudos Contessa, which was bought at the Fayre Oaks sale in Builth Wells, last September. She is by the prizewinning stallion Rosegarth Pioneer and out of Kudos Catrin.